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P. MESKER & T. O. ARBEGUST.

WINDOW FRAME.

9 0O 1 5 y m d e t n 6 b a P 7 O0 1 5 4 nw N UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK MESKER AND THOMAS O. ARBEGUST, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

ASSIGNORS TO MESKER & BROTHER, OF SAME'PLAOE. v

WINDOW-FRAM E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,877, dated May 5, 1891.

Application filed May 3, l890. Serial No. 350,532. (No model.)

To all ZUILO'IH/it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK MnsKER and THOMAS O. ARBEGUST, of St. Louis, Missouri, have jointlymade a new and useful Improvement in Vindow-Frame Construction, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

The improvement relates to box-window frames more especially, and having the stiles composed of sheet metal; and the improvement consists in the special means for uniting' the inner face or edge of the stile with the adjacent construction, substantially as is hereinafter set forth and claimed, aided by the annexed drawing, making part of this specification, in which the improved construction is shown in horizontal section taken between the top and bottom of the windowframe. Only those parts are shown which are needed to an understanding of the improvement.

A A represent the window-sashes.

B B represent the stiles; C C, the inside finish-boards; DD, the studs of the adjacent wall, in which the window-frame is contained, and E E the adjacent columns. All these parts are constructed and united substantiallyas is exhibited in window-frame constile to the outer edge of the finish-board and then applying a sash-stop to the outer side of the stile-edge, the finish-board O is extended at o to form a stop for the sash, and at c is grooved to receive the edge Z) of the stile, and the edge I) is secured in the groove by means of nails Z), applied substantially as shown. The stile-edge b is preferably flanged, as shown at 12 and the groove 0' is enlarged to admit the flange. At its outer edge I) the stile is secured either to the adjacent wall or column E in any suitable manner.

The combination of the sashes, the sheetmetal stile, and the finish-board, said finishboard being extended to form a sash-stop and grooved to receive the stile-edge, and said stile having the edge?) inserted and nailed in said board-groove, substantially as described.

FRANK MESKER. THOMAS O. ARBEGUST. Witnesses:

C. D. M00131, 0. O. LOGAN. 

